Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2009/Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jimbo Wales


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the discussion was Delete. Clear consensus in the debate below. Hiding T 09:35, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

User:Jimbo Wales
__NEWSECTIONLINK__ Page is a frequent target of vandalism. Also, appears to have been replaced by the founder of Commons, User:Bastique, so it's time to move forward in 2009 with Wikipedia 2.0. Finally, the page does not appear to be WP:BLP compliant, as no reliable sources exist for date of birth. Delete and salt. rootology : Chat  02:03, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Move to User:Almighty overlord of the Wiki and undisputed master of all knowledge and delete. –Drilnoth (T • C) 02:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge into Main Page, PEDRO RULES!!!! (this was originally my idea) The Pink Phink : Text me!  11:04, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete and block indefinitely. He could easily block everyone but himself, so let's beat him to the punch. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 02:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Move to User:Co-Founder of Wikipedia (there's some definite history there to keep for transparency's sake), followed with an FfD for all images containing said Jimmy. §hep  Talk  02:12, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't that be User:Co-Founder of Wikipediadisputed? NuclearWarfare : Chat  02:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge with User:Pedro. iMatthew : Chat  02:13, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - because he is awesome and everything he says is right. J.delanoy : Chat  02:13, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Blocked sockpuppet. BJ :  Chat  02:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete as spam but merge any useful content to God. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 02:15, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've corrected your broken mediawiki link. Had the wrong target. rootology : Chat  02:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Ban and delete all userspace pages belonging to him. Blake Gripling (talk) 02:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Mark as historical - superseded by Pedro. the_ed17 : Chat  02:26, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep the similarity of the username formatting of Rootology, iMatthew, J.delanoy and the_ed17 clearly shows that a cabal is trying to rig this MfD. --Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 02:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * There is no cabal... :) Chamal : Chat  02:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I corrected the link. You were right, it had an error. --Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 02:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, wash, rinse, repeat as per all of the above. (Thanks for the decoder ring, the_ed17; cabal meetup has been switched to 7:30)-- Noroton : Chat  02:34, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Make sure you set your watch right and remember that the brits are doing some crazy stuff. NuclearWarfare : Chat  02:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * OMG, I get it, it's April Fools. See WP:USERPAGE and Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. I'm not saying this because it bothers me as a Wikipedian. I'm saying it because it's really uncreative and unfunny. Randomran (talk) 02:38, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * And thanks to whoever took it off the watchlist. Everyone thinks they're a comedian. Stick to writing articles. Randomran (talk) 02:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose, needs moar cowbell. Steve Crossin : Chat  02:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge with Jumbo Whales.  *OverlordQ**TALK*   02:47, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Rewrite Too much WP:SOAP. Definitely WP:PROMOTION problems, and heavy WP:COI -- Seth Finkelstein (talk) 02:47, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Shave the Wales. Kwsn   (Ni!)  02:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, but recommend that this is the first and only page to suffer from flagged revisions. -- Scjessey (talk) 02:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Esperanza, guys! &mdash;harej 03:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep userpages unless they are used for attack purposes or the user wants it deleted. Neither seems to be the case here.  Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 03:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to User:Willy on Wheels.  Royal broil  03:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Block and add to Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Davenbelle; it's another of my socks ;) Cheers, Jack Merridew : Chat  Puppeter template.svg 03:22, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - Page filled with links to other pages, which in and of itself makes it notable, and having such a page is defining for the individual, and I think we should have a list of everyone who have had a beer with the user, not unlike having an Erdős number. - Looks like we all get a Jimbo Number of 1 : ) - Beer mug.gif -  jc37 03:28, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That's Numberwang! Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 03:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It is not, and I defy you to come up with twelve irrelevant sources and 8 opinions based upon original research before you can even think to assert such a thing. Besides, how dare you consider yourself worthy to comment!. There must be something wrong with the MfD process. Next thing you know, they'll stop counting our votes and actually weigh arguments. It's undemocratic I say!. - jc37 04:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Clearly a vanity page... — BQZip01 —  talk 03:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep He clearly exists, nothing else matters. Not the Real Kurt Weber but I couldn't resist ( Go Colts! ) 03:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete totally violates WP:BLP. Legoktm : Chat  03:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete to make way for the ascension of Pedro. Icewedge : Chat  03:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Invite Rogers Cadenhead to edit the article. -- Natural  R X 03:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * SPEEDY KEEP as long as Jimbo STOPS LOOKING AT ME!!!! HOLY CRAP I'M SCARED -- Natural  R X 14:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Please close this disruptive nonsense already!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Wikidemon (talk) 03:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC) Struck by — BQZip01 —  talk in accordance with The most important policy on Wikipedia  — BQZip01 —  talk 05:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Spoilsport. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 03:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Question Who the hell is "Jimbo Wales" and why is he mentioned so often at the Noticeboards?"  Stop feeding him.  There are plenty of articles here to fight over, have some tea and get some work done. Steveozone (talk) 03:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete and salt as clearcut BLP (Board of Long Play records) vio. Also block or pipe, old page unpatrol, upside down flag, and forever universe ban (so much more emphatic than just ordinary community ban, and so much longer than indef) user as a obvious sock of User:Manhattan Samurai, or me, or someone else, anyone else, identity currently unknown, and may never be known, until April Fools is over, if then. Or not. And BTW, there is no cabal. Really. Honest, there isn't. Like I said, no cabal. Signed and authenticated by Lord High Commissioner, for the Cabal ( Psst, there is no cabal, really! ) Becksguy (talk) 03:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Endorse IT'S UNDER 9000!!! Until It Sleeps : Chat  04:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge with Larry Sanger > rename > Jimbo Sanger — Ched :  Yes?   : ©  04:27, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, user acts like he WP:OWNs the place. Also the corresponding article is nonnotable. JJB 04:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, Salt, Block, and Indef Ban. BLP vio, sock.  Oh, and TINC. – ABCD :  Chat  04:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete and Indef block this user, and everyone participating on this page. BOZ (talk) 04:55, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Meh, it's been a good run. Would anyone else like to take over as founder? It's so lonely. --Jimbo Wales (talk) 05:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Struck meaty sock vote. (See Jack Merridew's comments above.) - jc37 05:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * "Meaty sock"? Do I want to know what that is? ;) BOZ (talk) 05:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:MEATy WP:SOCK. What? You don't understand the simplest abbreviations? - jc37 05:52, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Can't you respect his Right to Vanish?  Valley  2 city ‽ 05:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Moot point, I already exercised his right to vanish.  Valley  2 city ‽ 05:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Re-tired? Were they steel-belted radials? - jc37 05:55, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - Whoever heard of a grown man called Jimbo anyway? It's clearly something WP:MADEUP.  Aleta  Sing  05:23, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Make wild love with page in the middle of the night. It's pretty romantic. &mdash;  Rickyrab | Talk 05:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete page has been up for years and is totally unsourced! The personal information is a violation of WP:BLP and is likely to get us sued. He's even directing the press where to go?! Clearly a case of vanispam from a bloated ego. The blatant ad from some nonnotable "Wikiproject Ukraine" indicates he's a fringe POV pusher.  Them From  Space  05:54, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Themfromspace. Themnotfromspace (talk) 05:59, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Themfromspace. NotThemfromspace (talk) 06:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Themfromspace. NotThemnotfromspace (talk) 06:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. Hmm, there seems to be an existing article of a similar title. Anyone think that User:Jimbo Wales is trying to impersonate this Jimmy Wales character? Perhaps we should send a report to WP:UAA?  Valley  2 city ‽ 06:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Good point. Besides I don't like it, and that's reason enough to delete and block, isn't it?  Aleta  Sing  06:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * ...and salt indefinitely, and order a checkuser and rangeblock every ip address that shares the top level numbers 103.xxx.xxx.xxx.  Valley  2 city ‽ 06:43, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, banned user. &mdash;/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 06:26, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Who? Sorry, never heard of him.  Lugnuts  (talk) 06:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Requests for process. tleSif (atlk) 08:04, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Almighty and awesome god of wikidom. I implore the closing admin to invoke WP:IAR and only follow the judgment that matters—his own !vote. — sephiroth bcr  ( converse ) 08:36, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, per nom. -- Amalthea : Chat  09:12, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete Per WP:SNOW. Furthermore, despite not yet being granted administrator rights, I sentence you all to a 5 minute community ban, for "Pedrophilia" :P CUTKD : Chat  11:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Jimbo Wales on Wheels!. flSiet (aklt) 11:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete and Redirect User:Jimbo Wales on Wheels! per WP:BLP and WP:CITE.--Jimmy xu wrk (talk) 12:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable founder --B (talk) 13:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Move entire discussion to EfD talk. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 17:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, Chop and Salt He didn't love my nuts. : ( Vince Offer {Sham • Wow!} 17:34, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Usurp and make it our own. Xavexgoem (talk) 18:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge per WP:BLP1E to Bomis, clearly his only notable accomplishment. DHowell (talk) 19:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete not only the userpage, but also the entire Wikipedia 1 to make room for Wikipedia 2, per Ignore All Rules policy. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 19:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete and Strong Keep, because Admins get multiple votes (and I mean votes, not !votes)  Valley  2 city ‽ 23:23, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Zomg delete Take the user to WP:EFD while we're at it.-- Res2216firestar : Chat  23:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Section heading because I think they are awesome and badass and I want people to look at me!

 * Delete clear hoax I have looked into this matter and I can find no evidence this person exists - I looked under the bed and behind the sofa but could find no reliable sources. --Cameron Scott (talk) 08:47, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to USA: Characters Welcome. — Athaenara ✉  09:28, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * And that face? The one peeking over the page margin?  Redirect that as well.  — Athaenara  ✉  09:43, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure I'm having nightmares about that tonight. Pacific Coast Highway {spring • ahead} 17:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Redirect to THE FACE!!!!!!!!!!!! ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH Do U(knome)?  yes...or no 10:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Wikipedia. They're basically the same thing anyway. - Mgm|(talk) 10:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to ham salad. Rob T Firefly (talk) 11:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Jumbo Sanger Larry Whales Face ARRRGH. GlassCobra : Chat  12:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOT a collection of useful information; subject also less notable than Jimbo Jones. ObtuseAngle (talk) 13:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 *   מחיקה    -- אבי 15:11, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * We can has Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense nao? &mdash;  Rickyrab | Talk 15:19, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment User:Bastique is not the founder of Commons, that's User:Eloquence.  User:Bastique is only the usurper.  192.168.15.42 speak 15:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, merge, redirect and split in one into three separate entities to reside at Ham Sandwich (for no valid reason), door closer (see here) and Category:Government agencies formed in 1966 (as we all know the real story). Also let's please merge Wikia Search with Google as it is now a waste of space. -- can  dle &bull; wicke  19:21, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * History merge with God, God, God, God, God, and Barack Obama, move to User:Jimmy on Whales, then to User:Exploding Wales, redirect to User:Pedro, delete, salt, roast with honey, and serve as an after-dinner snack with those little mints. *mmm, tasty! =D * Dinoguy1000 : Chat  19:23, 1 April 2009 (UTC)~
 * Just thinking about fixing that gave me the heebee-jeebees. ENDORSe!1  — bbatsell   ¿?   ✍  22:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Most Speedy Keep Possilble the guy above me is an obvoius sock puppet. Dinosock9001 (talk) 19:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment look at my sig!!!! look at me! look at me! -- $\mathfrak{O}\mathfrak{l}\mathfrak{E}\mathfrak{n}\mathfrak{g}\mathfrak{l}\mathfrak{i}\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{h}$ ($Talk$) 23:18, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.